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Kobe, LeBron lead All-Stars

KOBE Bryant is the runaway vote leader while fellow superstar LeBron James ranks second in the latest NBA All-Star Game fan balloting totals announced by the league on Thursday.

Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers playmaker who won his fourth NBA crown last season, sets the overall pace with 1,380,383 votes while Cleveland star James ranks second overall with 1,351,292 votes.

Bryant, second in the NBA with 29.3 points a game, and James, who stands third with 28.7 points a game, will face-off as the Lakers host the Cavaliers in one of five NBA matchups on Christmas Day.

Voting continues through January 18 for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, set to be played before a crowd of more than 80,000 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on February 14.

Bryant and Phoenix's Steve Nash, a Canadian who has garnered 546,064 votes, lead the race for starting Western Conference guards with Nash's Suns teammate Amare Stoudemire the runaway leader for West starting center honors.

Houston's Tracy McGrady is hot on Nash's heels, trailing for the second starting guard spot by only 4,874 votes.

NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony of Denver, who is averaging 30.5 points a game, sets the pace among Western Conference forwards with 1,204,234 votes with Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki of Germany second at 668,243.

James and Boston's Kevin Garnett with 1,113,213 votes set the Eastern Conference forwards pace.



 

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